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Alien Franchise Revived for Consoles

Those acid-bleeding, chest-bursting xenomorphs are coming back, courtesy of Sega.

Few Hollywood extraterrestrials are as memorable as the aliens from the Alien movie franchise. Video games are nothing new to these guys as they've appeared in games on everything from the Sega Genesis to the PC. Now these slimy buggers are coming to the next-gen systems. Sega of America and Fox Licensing & Merchandising announced an exclusive worldwide agreement to create multiple titles based on the Alien franchise. A first-person shooter, a role-playing game, and other titles are already in the pre-production phase of development. Simon Jeffery, president and COO of Sega of America says, "SEGA will utilize the power of next-gen systems to blend the time-honored story with leading edge design technology to deliver a riveting and suspenseful gameplay experience." The first new Alien game is scheduled to be released in 2009. No further details were given about the games and no specific consoles were mentioned in the announcement.